Corey Buchanan

3 weeks ago | lakeoswegoreview.com | Corey Buchanan

The city of Lake Oswego, the State of Oregon and the Lake Corporation’s pleas that they should not have to pay the attorney fees of plaintiffs Todd Prager and Mark Kramer in the court battle over public access to Oswego Lake went unheeded. Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Kathi Steele ordered that all three parties must pay over $1.5 million for attorney fees the plaintiffs had incurred in a ruling issued Friday, June 6.

3 weeks ago | lakeoswegoreview.com | Corey Buchanan

Local history buffs want people in the local community to consider visiting the Oswego Pioneer Cemetery and learn more about the people who are buried there. In turn, they’ve created a guide that can be viewed at the cemetery and provides a description of the important women who helped shape the community. They view it as a starting point and hope more work can be done to highlight the individual histories among the 1,300 people buried at the site off of Stafford Road.

3 weeks ago | lakeoswegoreview.com | Corey Buchanan

Melissa Fireside has withdrawn a request to subpoena her former colleague on the Clackamas County Commission, Ben West, amid her ongoing criminal case regarding the alleged swindling of an elderly man. Clackamas County’s legal counsel informed West via email of the decision Thursday, June 5. Fireside, who won election to the county last November, resigned in March after she was indicted on charges including identity theft, theft, computer crime and forgery.

3 weeks ago | lakeoswegoreview.com | Corey Buchanan

Though The Gemini Club has reopened under new management, litigation continues to follow the bar and music venue in Lake Oswego.

3 weeks ago | portlandtribune.com | Corey Buchanan

Published 5:00 am Thursday, June 5, 2025 While believing in the goal of serving those in need, a key developer in the Portland metro region and Lake Oswego Mayor Joe Buck say people with behavioral health issues are causing issues at affordable housing complexes and asked Clackamas County to narrow who can be admitted so they can operate successfully.